Man City - The question I have to Brian Marwood

We as City fans are of course very grateful to where Roberto Mancini has brought us to. When he got appointed he stated very bravely: “in the first year top 4, the year after – Champions”. And indeed we did. Also he brought us an amazing FA Cup success, with glorious games at Wembley still fresh in our memories. And let's not forget the Community Shield back last summer – not really a big price as it's only a single game, however of course you do still have to win it.

A bit of a shame is that we're currently not enjoying a season of progress, we're even taking a step back. So, where has this all gone wrong? Several aspects we can point out for sure. However the most important one was last summer (and of course this January) in which none of Mancini's transfer targets were being recruited – all mainly being blocked by Brian Marwood.

Very interesting fact is that Marwood has worked alongside Garry Cook – who has been dismissed on the 9^th of September 2011 for 'sending an offensive email' to the mother of young starlet Onuoha. Both gentlemen have also worked together at Nike before heading to Manchester in 2008. They know each other very well. Now, I might be thinking a bit too deep here – but has Marwood's behaviour regarding blocking transfers been a plot of 'revenge' for his pal?

Another funny fact. Only three weeks after Cook was dismissed, Tevez suddenly 'refused' to warm up during the Champions League away game at Bayern Munchen. Now this could indeed be two separate incidents, but weird it surely is. I'm not going to speculate this Tevez issue – he had his punishment, he came back and is clearly feeling warmed about being accepted again by the fans and his team mates.

So in September 2011 our derailment began. Now let us roll on a season to this current campaign. Last August during a press conference Mancini was being asked about why he hadn't signed up anyone so far, in which he emotionally replied “ask Marwood!”. And let's be honest, how could he ever work properly while being hold against? The manager was trapped, pinned. Frustration began to bubble. Some deadline transfers did reach our squad, but simply the only interesting one of those is the arrival of young defender Matija Nastasić, who has been blooming brilliantly.

Apart from him I think no one has been an addition. Maicon is working hard, mind you, but we didn't need him. Rodwell, very injury prone and not worth the money the club has paid for him. And how about Javi Garcia? He tries to be efficient, but simply is not good enough for a top team as he's not capable of reading a game – sometimes standing still staring down and being clueless of what to do with that funny round shaped marble in front of his feet. Now I do am aware that Garcia is being liked by some of the fans, and I hope you will prove my criticism wrong. But we ain't an Aston Villa kind of club any longer, we need quality in to challenge the top.

Irritation boiling over, and Mancini started to publicly rubbish his own players. Yes, you need to sharp your players up by making certain comments, but he only became snappy during the last couple of months – always kept issues within the dressing room. Most recent he has repeatedly attacked Joe Hart, stating he would not mind dropping him. Also he has indicated he 'does not rate' the stopper. Yes, Hart made some errors recently, but that came down to the non stop negative talking by his manager. When he played against Brazil on Wednesday the 6^th of this month, he was simply showing some amazing skills again – this is the difference between giving confidence or giving stick.

So question again is: why has Marwood blocked 3 transfer windows? Revenge on the club for sacking his buddy? Or is there a new manager lined up and he has been ordered to wait with spending money until the new man is installed – in which means Mancini is on borrowed time? We City fans wish to know. This has cost the club millions of pounds due of a failed European campaign as well we've lost our chances of defending our league title due of the internal situation.

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ADDED EDIT: I have to agree that Marwood is a footsoldier who is following orders for his bosses. The current disturbances on the pitch I have most likely placed into the wrong direction. However - there is always a right to ask questions. But thanks to a healthy discussion views can be brought into a more clearer perspective. If my direction of questions were wrong, I wish to apologize to Mr Marwood.